Seiya Maikuma

Seiya Maikuma
毎熊 晟矢
Maikuma with Japan in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997
Place of birth Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 2
Youth career
Kurokami FC
JFC Rainbow Nagasaki
FC Bristol
2013–2015 Higashi Fukuoka High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Momoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 V-Varen Nagasaki 74 (6)
2022–2024 Cerezo Osaka 74 (4)
2024– AZ 37 (0)
International career‡
2023– Japan 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2024

Seiya Maikuma (毎熊 晟矢, Maikuma Seiya; born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ and the Japan national team.

Club career

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 16 October 2019, Maikuma was promoted to the first team for the 2020 season.[1] He made his league debut against Tochigi on 23 February 2020.[2] Maikuma scored his first league goal against Ryukyu on 15 July 2020, scoring in the 40th minute.[3]

Cerezo Osaka

On 23 December 2021, Maikuma was announced at Cerezo Osaka.[4] On 9 December 2022, Maikuma, along with Satoki Uejo and Tokuma Suzuki, had their contracts renewed.[5] On 23 April 2023, Maikuma scored against Kashiwa Reysol in the 23rd minute.[6]

In 2023, Maikuma was part of the 2023 J1 League Best XI.[7]

AZ

On 21 June 2024, Maikuma joined Eredivisie side AZ on a four-year deal.[8]

International career

In August 2023, Maikuma received his first call-up to the Japan senior national team by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, for two friendly matches against Germany and Turkey.[9][10] On 12 September 2023, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Turkey.[11]

On 1 January 2024, Maikuma was named in the Japan squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
V-Varen Nagasaki 2020 J2 League 36300–––363
2021 38311–––394
Total 74611–––757
Cerezo Osaka 2022 J1 League 28330111––424
2023 J1 League 3112030––361
2024 J1 League 1500020––170
Total 74450161––955
AZ 2024–25 Eredivisie 28030–12[c]2–442
2025–26 Eredivisie 7010–2[d]0–100
2026–27 Eredivisie 2000–001[e]030
Total 37040–14210572
Career total 185101011611421022714
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

As of matches played 9 February 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 202330
202450
Total80

Honours

AZ

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "毎熊 晟矢選手 新加入内定のお知らせ". www.v=varen.com (in Japanese).
  2. ↑ ""大学3冠"明治大出身者がさすがの存在感! J1・J2開幕節、新卒ルーキーの結果は?". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 25 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "長崎ドローも単独首位!大卒ルーキー毎熊、琉球もルーキー池田が初ゴール". web.gekisaka.kjp (in Japanese). 15 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "毎熊 晟矢選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese). 23 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "複数年契約更新選手について". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese). 9 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol - 23 April 2023". www.cerezo.jp.
  7. ↑ "初ベストイレブン受賞のC大阪DF毎熊晟矢、攻守に収穫と課題見出す「ますますがんばらないと」". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 5 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "MAIKUMA EERSTE ZOMERAANWINST AZ" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Germany (9/9＠Germany) KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Turkey (9/12＠Belgium)". Japan Football Association. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Football: Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma in Japan squad for Germany, Turkey friendlies". Mainichi Daily News. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "トルコ戦に臨む日本代表スタメン発表！ 毎熊、町田がA代表デビューへ". www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese). 12 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023". jfa.jp.
  13. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 169 out of 298)
  14. ↑ Seiya Maikuma at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "AZ rout 10-man PSV 4-0 to lift second Johan Cruyff Shield". NL Times. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら". GOAL. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "EA SPORTS FC 25 Ultimate Team Eredivisie Team of the Season onthuld!" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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